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poetry
sound devices
repetition
is the repeating of any words, phrases, sentences, or lines within a poem
example
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
alliteration
is the repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginning of words
example
the
k
angaroo
k
icked the
k
id
rhythm
The rhythm of a poem is its beat.
example
"The carriage held but just ourselves"
8 beats
assonance
Assonance is the repetition of sounds in multiple words.
example
tr
y
to l
i
ght the f
i
re
rhyme
is the matching vowel sounds at the end of words or lines
example
rough and cough
consonance
is the repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text
example
the stri
ng
was stro
ng
figurative language
simile
is a compares of two separate concepts through the use of a clear connecting word such as “like” or “as.”
examples
the sun is
as
hot
as
the fire
They fought
like
cats and dogs
metaphor
is like a simile, but without connecting words. It says that two separate things are the same.
examples
The calm lake was a mirror.
her brain is a calculator
Hyperbole
is extravagant, intentional exaggeration.
examples
she is running faster than the wind
my mom will kill me if she see my room
Personification
projects human qualities onto inanimate objects, or perhaps animals or natural elements.
examples
My alarm clock yells at me everyday.
The moon played hide and seek with the clouds.
Onomatopoeia
a word that sounds like the noise makes.
example
Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the classes
The sheep went “Baa.”
types of poems
free verse
Free verse is a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm, and does not rhyme with fixed forms. Such poems are without rhythm and rhyme schemes, do not follow regular rhyme scheme rules, yet still provide artistic expression. In this way, the poet can give his own shape to a poem however he or she desires. However, it still allows poets to use alliteration, rhyme, cadences, and rhythms to get the effects that they consider are suitable for the piece.
“Barely tolerated, living on the margin
In our technological society, we were always having to be rescued
On the brink of destruction, like heroines in Orlando Furioso
Before it was time to start all over again.
There would be thunder in the bushes, a rustling of coils…
The whole thing might not, in the end, be the only solution…Came plowing down the course, just to make sure everything was O.K. …
About how to receive this latest piece of information.”
narrative
Narrative poetry tells stories through verse. Like a novel or a short story, a narrative poem has plot, characters, and setting. Using a range of poetic techniques such as rhyme and meter, narrative poetry presents a series of events, often including action and dialogue.
On the Mountains of the Prairie,
On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry,
Gitche Manito, the mighty,
He the Master of Life, descending,
On the red crags of the quarry,
Stood erect, and called the nations,
Called the tribes of men together
lyrical
A lyric poem is short, highly musical verse that conveys powerful feelings. The poet may use rhyme, meter, or other literary devices to create a song-like quality.
Why were you born when the snow was falling?
You should have come to the cuckoo’s calling,
Or when grapes are green in the cluster,
Or, at least, when lithe swallows muster
For their far off flying
From summer dying
humorous
Humorous Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about humor. This list of humorous poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Share and read amusing, funny, entertaining poetry. Laughter, humor, and amusement in poetics have always been a source of pleasure in life.
Oh where’s my hat?
It flew off! drat!
Put it on my head
Next I did dread
It’s off in the air
My 20 dollar sphere
Oh it’s pretty rough
My hair’s sticking up
My hat, the perfect accessory
For a misplaced comb, occasionally I’d easily put it on and run Out of my home I’d quickly go
Oh I miss my hatDo you know that
?But now I use a hood instead
Because it’s securely connect-ed
So there’s no risk of it flying away
Like my hat did on that windy day
haiku
A haiku is traditionally a Japanese poem consisting of three short lines that do not rhyme. A haiku is considered to be more than a type of poem; it is a way of looking at the physical world and seeing something deeper, like the very nature of existence.
an example of haiku:
An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pond—
Splash! Silence again.